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Original Articles

John Lewis's “serious revolution”: Rhetoric, resistance, and revision at the march on Washington

Pages 320-340 | Published online: 05 Jun 2009

Notes

  • Lewis . “ ‘John, I know who you are. I think I know you well. I don't think this sounds like you” . Edited by: Garrow . 283
  • Archbishop . Parting the Waters 874
  • Lewis . “John, for the sake of unity, we've come this far. For the sake of unity, change it” . Edited by: Carson . 93
  • Aptheker , Herbert . A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States 245 – 47 .

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